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1928 - Explained nuclear alpha decay by quantum mechanical tunneling

1928 - Pioneered the liquid-drop model in nuclear physics

1936 - Described, with Edward Teller, spin-induced nuclear beta decay

1938 - Introduced the "Gamow" factor in stellar reaction rates and element formation

1939 - Modeled red giants, supernovae, and neutron stars

1948 - Developed the "Big Bang Theory" of the universe      

1954 - First suggested how the genetic code might be transcribed

1939-1967 - Wrote the popular science fiction series, the "Adventures of Mr. Tompkins" which explains the general theory of relativity

 

 

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